Posts tagged Press

AAA does not like speed cameras, and pursues a particular (and effective) strategy of constantly filing FOIA requests for data about the revenue from speed cameras and putting out press releases which cast the cameras in a negative light and try to frame the cameras as mostly being about a cash grab by local governments. Keep reading…

A recent National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) study confirms what everyone living here can feel: Washington, DC, has gentrified more intensely than any other city. It's great that our paper of record is reporting on this kind of research, but the Post and other local outlets need to step up their game. Keep reading…

A recent rash of drivers killing people walking around our region, especially in suburban areas, got a lot worse over Labor Day weekend, with four more deaths on area roadways. If you're thinking, “I read about this already last week or the week before,” sadly, no. Keep reading…

More than 100 people gathered to engage with a panel of local journalists, reporters, and editors about the future of local journalism in Washington at our first #GGWashlive event. What kinds of topics do you want GGWash to tackle in the future? Keep reading…

GGWash and local elected officials will be in Prince George's discussing the county's zoning rewrite, and there's a forum on the future of local journalism in DC and a meeting about MARC train changes in Montgomery County. Keep reading…

The Current Newspapers, the tetrad of hyperlocal printed newspapers in Northwest DC, is in bankruptcy. Local news website DCist closed in November. Washington City Paper almost met its end but was rescued by local businessman Mark Ein. What can be done about the decline of local news? Keep reading…

There's a discussion about how public spaces impact biking and walking, the public health benefits of green spaces, the design of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and addressing harassment on transit this week. Keep reading…

The District withstood a relentless news cycle this year, as enormous protests became a quotidian reality, as injustices deepened here, as the city made progress there, as scandal continued to rear its head, as Washingtonians made art and music and food. While the stories continued, 2017 ended prematurely for DCist. Keep reading…

It’s time for the one hundred seventeenth installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are photos of five stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture? Keep reading…

DCist filled a vital niche for local journalism. Its current staff–Rachel Sadon, Rachel Kurzius, and Christina Sturdivant–covered stories that couldn't be found elsewhere, boosted marginalized voices, and kept powerful people accountable. We at GGWash mourn the loss of this important publication. Keep reading…

Move over, Courtland Milloy and your desire to stick broomsticks through bicycle wheels. The Washington Post has a new columnist who’s trying to inflame the populace for cheap clicks, and he suggests people should get cash for hurting people who ride bikes.
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